Reading the article in the paper today by Lee Wei Ling, I feel a sense of respect and awe for her friend.

And now as I am typing this post, I am actually reading The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch once again. Having watched his speech to Carnegie Mellon's graduating batch of students when he had already come down with pancreatic cancer inspired me to read his story once again.

Truly, the little things in life we whine or bitch about: exams, results, money, relationships, etc.; all these are just tiny things that we shouldn't be that worried about. Of course, we do need to be concerned, just not, well, worried.

Life is more than that.

Life is about doing the things you want.

I thank God for my parents. They allow me to do things that I want to do (within reason of course) with little hesitation.

Just earlier, me and my siblings took time off to just make a sorbet, something that we wanted to do. Perhaps that could be described as random, perhaps that time could be spent doing something "better".

It is time that we learn from both Lee Wei Ling's friend and of course Randy Pausch. Even as they went through the toughest periods of their life, they managed to see the positive side of their life.

Which is more than I can say about myself (or most youth today).

Carpe diem. Do the things in life that you want to do.

I never regret the stuff I do. Even when it is the stupidest, dumbest thing that got me into a hell lot of trouble.

I regret the stuff that I didn't do. Wasted chances, lost opportunities, perhaps never to return.

I'm truly in no position to comment. What do I know about life at the mere age of 17? I can merely say that it is time for me to live day by day, step by step, knowing that I cannot control the future.